...Munger, generally a grumpy fellow, is optimistic about the ability of humanity to solve its biggest problems. He sees solar energy as an answer to many of our problems... eventually. For now, when he does construction,

"I never miss an opportunity to pass up putting them in" because they're currently too expensive.

Buffett and Munger are asked about the reasons for their optimism for the future. Munger says the fact that we're close to solving our energy problems is important. Then he says: "If I can be optimistic when I'm nearly dead, the rest of you can handle a little inflation."...

"At the annual meeting you shared some thoughts on alternative energy, what did you say?"

CM: Who knows, Warren was stepping all over my straight lines. Here's the Omaha World-Herald live-blog-

"Munger says harnessing the sun's power and changing sea water to fresh, other changes are for the better. Munger says he sees very good things for the future, including enough energy generation to solve a lot of other problems along with it."